Simon Dayman, a young father, was diagnosed with brain cancer in November of 2016, aged 35. He live-streamed a Facebook video explaining his diagnosis (which can be seen at the beginning of the film) and[…]

A short documentary about Anna Maria Reviglio, a creative stylist with a delightful taste for vintage, who creates her dresses by herself through the project Les Poisson a Pois. In this mini doc she describes[…]

As toxic spills and heavy metals contaminate groundwater beneath the Pilliga forest from coal seam gas mining, Anne Kennedy – President of the Great Artesian Basin Protection Group is determined to save the precious finite[…]

Two Italian snowboarders and a skier in the middle of Italian country (Abruzzo), show us how the passion for freestyle and free ride can become the connection between two different disciplines. Crucial for them is[…]

This is the story behind Kansas City’s iconic citizen, “Super Jesus” Michael Wheeler, who is spreading his message of peace and love to the people. The documentary helps shed light on the man behind the[…]

One solution to curb the bee population decline? Harvest bees on rooftops of buildings in the city. Leigh-Kathryn Bonner is a third generation beekeeper and the founder of Bee Downtown. Bonner, while working at the[…]

During one week, we’ve been living intensely in an environmental community, called OUR Ecovillage. On their beautiful land near Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island (BC, Canada), they try to live as sustainable as possible, and[…]

Born to Build Bikes, a short documentary film, tells the story of bicycle designer Todd Shusterman. At the age of 7, Todd received a bicycle for Christmas and assembled it himself. This experience sparked a[…]

Sylvester Bhaiya is the real life story of Delhi’s My Angel Academy, Life-Coached by Sylvester Peter since he was 13 yrs old himself, dedicating 29 years of his life to the children’s cause close to[…]

This is a short documentary about the Italian tattoo artist Simona Ercole, a dedicated and creative person who really loves what she does. This is a personal project which gave me the chance to measure[…]

The shop-window artist portrays Martin, an art historian who owns an antiques shop. The film is about a lifetime dream that lived differently than thought. Actually, Martin wanted to study art but he was always[…]

The true story of a woman who overcomes domestic violence and embraces her life, through the support of the Manly Women’s Shelter of Sydney, Australia. The Shelter “provides support for women in crisis to help[…]

In 2013, I was contacted by an organisation called WISER to help tell their incredible story of empowering girls in a very difficult, patriarchal society in rural Kenya. I went to the WISER campus in[…]

Camphill Foundation celebrating 50 years of growing Camphill communities worldwide. The Camphill movement is an initiative for social change dedicated to creating intentional communities where the values of service, sharing, spiritual nourishment, and a commitment[…]

This is the story of Vivek Chaturvedi, an “antifragile” innovator existing in modern times. Antifragile was coined by author Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder. Aadivaahan is Vivek’s creation[…]

Who will ensure that all of our children, including the abandoned babies and AIDS orphans are cared for? When Ruth Grobler grappled with that question, the answer became clear. This is a short documentary about[…]

Ocean Defenders Alliance (ODA) is a marine conservation organization that became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2002. The organization was founded by Kurt Lieber, an avid diver and self-made scholar of marine conservation news and[…]

Shelly Zacks was ready to retire and take it easy. Then she read Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv. With dedication and a community that galvanized around[…]

This video is a trailer for the longer award winning inspiring documentary. In the spirit of “American Movie” and “Be Kind Rewind,” DOUBLE DIGITS: THE STORY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIE STAR introduces us to 52-year-old[…]

Stories Lived is thrilled to announce the Winner and Runners-up in the Stories Lived Online Video Contest – Environmental Category. Please visit the Contest Winners page for more details on the winners. Thank you so[…]

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